The 2000 Miami-Dade County mayoral election took place on September 5, 2000. Incumbent Mayor Alex Penelas ran for re-election to a second term. He faced nine opponents, including County Commissioner Miguel Díaz de la Portilla and businessman Jay Love. In the primary election, Penelas won a second term outright, receiving 52 percent of the vote and avoiding the need for a runoff election.
Primary election Candidates Alex Penelas, incumbent Mayor Miguel Díaz de la Portilla, County Commissioner Jay Love, businessman Al Woods, former retail worker, 1992 independent candidate for Congress Dave Slater, former WPLG traffic reporter Pamela Lynn Cheatham, aviation company executive Juan Armando Montes, deputy regional director for the State Comptroller's office Nicholas "Nick" Cappetta, legal technician Joseph Perea, Miami-Dade Community College instructor Frank Cervoni, architect
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